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‘Seinfeld’ actor takes on celebrity friends for charity BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer
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ctor John O’Hurley knows the Scottsdale Airpark well. He was the Xerox spokesman when the company sponsored the Phoenix Open. He’s also a celebrity ambassador for Childhelp. “I will tell you the most embarrassing thing happened to me one of the years when Xerox sponsored the Phoenix Open,” said O’Hurley, who played J. Peterman on “Seinfeld.” He was playing in a peripheral tournament when he tore his pants from “stem to stern,” he recalled. Wearing black pants, he had to play the rest of it with his “tighty whities” showing. O’Hurley is helping the Airpark – and the world – once again. This time it’s not so embarrassing.
John O’Hurley is best known for his portrayal of J. Peterman on “Seinfeld.” (Courtesy John O’Hurley)
He’s hosting a virtual video game golf tournament experience July 26Aug. 1 to benefit the victims of child abuse and neglect. For information, call Childhelp at 480-922-8212. Players can see how their golf skills stack up against celebrities playing the video game Ultimate Golf (available free in App Store). In addition to O’Hurley, stars playing include MLB’s Ken Griffey Jr., musicians Sammy Hagar and Alice Cooper, Food Network chef Guy Fieri, and more in the Childhelp Ultimate Golf VIP Royale. Ultimate Golf is a simple game to play where each player is completely independent of an opponent and winning depends on gameplay skills. Registration is free and for a small donation, players will get in-game items, such as a custom ball that has enhancements.
All proceeds will go to support Childhelp. Childhelp is an internationally respected nonprofit and the largest organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect and at-risk children. It has made significant progress toward its mission of helping victims of child abuse and neglect through prevention, intervention and treatment. “I’ve been one of Childhelp’s celebrity ambassadors for, probably, 12 years now,” he said. “I have spearheaded a lot of their fund raising and several of my events throughout the year.” “I had a golf tournament in the Palm Springs area,” he said. “We had it every year at Porcupine Creek. We raised an unbelievable amount of money. They
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Sister Cities honors Ontario city with art exchange BY ALEX GALLEGHER Progress Staff Writer
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cottsdale Sister Cities unveiled its latest art exchange titled “Walkabout: Scottsdale to Kingston, Ontario” on July 1, better known as Canada Day, at the Scottsdale Public LibraryMustang Library. The gallery at 10101 N. 90th St. features art from Kingston resident Sandy Berg as well as photos from teenage artists enrolled in the Creative Arts Focus Program of the Limestone District School Board and will be on display until Aug. 31. In return, art from Scottsdale Artists’ School students was sent to the Tett Centre for the Arts in Kingston. “It all started by having a conversation and sharing an interest,” Scottsdale
Attending the unveiling of the Kingston, Ontario, Canada art exhibit at the Mustang Branch of Scottsdale Public Library earlier this month were, from left: Donna Hartz, Sandy Zally, Glenn Williamson and Suzie Austin. (Pablo Robles/Staff Photographer)
Sister Cities Vice President Sandy Zally said. After seeing photographer Sandy Berg’s photos on Facebook, Zally, who chairs the arts committee, inquired about featuring her work in a gallery. What Zally got through the help of her friends at Sister Cities was much more. Three galleries of art and photography across two venues give viewers works to gawk at and offer a sense of community between two seemingly contrasting communities. “We can do all of this business back and forth but at the end of the day we’re all human beings,” said Glenn Williamson, Honorary Consul of Canada to Arizona. Though the main goal of the exchange
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